Having gotten a beatle bass, I had few ways of carrying it while avoiding it getting scratch marks. Another thing is that I have a <300¤ hofner which isn't the most sturdy instrument ever, and even though I did get a bag with it, both also coming from thomann, there's no way I would carry it in that bag for more than a few weeks for the reasons I just wrote down. Looking at hardcases, I found this thomann one. I got to say I am not disappointed, for it is sturdy enough and it keeps my beatle bass tight and placed as correctly as it should be. The price is a bit high in my opinion, but amongst the available hardcases for my bass I think I still got value for my money. I'm thinking of someday moving on to another hardcase, but for someone who is starting out I would say this is a go. It has handle touring so far in these 5 months in which I've had it and it is also not so heavy that it can bother you while carrying it around from place to place by foot. All in all, I believe this is the choice for someone in my position.